1st Edition

Classifying Genocide in International Law The Substantiality Requirement

By Onur Uraz Copyright 2023
286 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

286 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

286 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book offers an in-depth examination into genocide law by focusing on one of the lesser examined, yet practically significant, issues: the ‘substantiality requirement’. This refers to the requirement in international law that intended destruction should be directed towards a ‘substantial’ part of a protected group in order for an atrocity to qualify as genocide. This comprehensive and... Read more

Table of Cases

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Chapter One – An Introduction to the Problem of the Identification and Justification of ‘Substantiality’ in Genocide Law

Chapter Two – The Emergence of the Substantiality Requirement as a De Facto Norm and its Judicial Application

Chapter Three – The Substantiality Requirement in the Legal Literature: Uncovering Binary and Substantialist Thinking

Chapter Four – Beyond Binary and Substantialist Thinking: Embracing the Contingency in the Identification and Justification of ‘Substantiality’

Chapter Five – Locating the Relevant ‘Part’ in Light of the Processual Nature of Group Destruction and the Contextuality of Genocidal Intent

Chapter Six – A Four-Step Examination for Establishing the Crime of Genocide

Chapter Seven – A Case Study: The Question of Genocide in South Sudan and the Substantiality Requirement

General Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

Biography

Onur Uraz is a lecturer in international law, Hacettepe Law School, University of Hacettepe, Turkey.